There is a whole lot of construction right now on North Roosevelt Boulevard, the main road into and out of the city, as well as the main shopping corridor for anybody who lives in paradise. This project – redoing the road and rebuilding the sea wall – is supposed to […]
General craziness
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After our superb dinner at Osteria Morini in New York, I left knowing I needed to figure out how to make that sformato. It was a ramekin full of creamy goodness, all topped with mushrooms. Although I didn’t actually lick the bowl, I did tear off little pieces of bread, […]
Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for Jews. We spend the day fasting (no food or water from sundown last night until sundown tonight…), praying and reflecting. As such, I will wish you all a good year and I will be back on Friday, well fed and with […]
A couple of weeks ago, I received a UPS package with the latest Lucy Burdette novel, Death in Four Courses. Naturally, I felt special for being on the list of people that has these sent to them. I was also eager to read the follow up to An Appetite for […]
Wishing my Jewish readers, family and friends a happy, healthy and sweet new year. As we welcome the new year, we will be enjoying apples and honey, gefilte fish, brisket, sweet and sour meatballs and more. Next week I will make up for it all with the Yom Kippur fast. […]
Sunday night brought one of the most loved parties of the year in Key West: Azur’s annual End Of Season Closing Party. They will only be closed until the beginning of October, but that is no reason not to have a party. Plus, they need to use all of the […]
Today marks fifteen years that FKGuy and I have been married. Last year, in honor of the occasion, I wrote about things that happened in 1997. This year, I am reflecting on just how much can happen in fifteen years.
I am cursed with having a serious case of Foot in Mouth Disease. I have spoken with my doctor and he assures me that there is nothing he can do about it. I will just have to learn to moderate myself and deal with it. Thus far, I have been […]
Well, I guess we dodged a bullet. The news would have your believe that the world was ending, when in reality, we had rain. It is what we, in Florida, call “summer”. Everyone who lives in South Florida has a few similar hurricane rules:
There is nothing better than free, right? Well, August 24-26, 2012 you can enjoy a whole bunch of local museums for one low price of zero. Yes, that means they are all FREE. This event was so popular last year that the nice folks at WLRN Public Radio and the Monroe […]